Looks like my hours of scouting is paying off so far. Alexander Georgiyev (FA signing), and draft pick Sebastian Aho have seen NHL games and are succeeding.
Patrick Bajkov (draft pick) signed a ELC with Florida.
Always feels good to see players you work so hard to find in the rough, then go through the process of drafting/signing, see NHL games and contribute.

CALGARY FLAMES PROSPECT RANKINGS
TOP 25
1. D Erik Brannstrom - HV71 - SHL (-)
While the stat-watchers may not be turned on by Brannstrom's production, little do they know the SHL is a very hard league for young defenders to produce numbers in. For example, Erik Karlsson had 10 points in 45 games in his Draft + 1, for comparison, Brannstrom has 14 points in 41 games in his Draft + 1. By no means is Brannstrom being labelled the next best NHL defender, but it goes to show that production is hard to come by in the SHL for young defenders, and he is actually on pace for an amazing season production-wise. He is currently 2nd in U20 SHL points amongst defenders...behind, you guessed it, Rasmus Dahlin.
Brannstrom also had a very strong WJC tournament in Buffalo with 4 points in 7 games, and showed that he will undoubtedly be a top defender for Sweden at the WJC's once again next year in Vancouver/Victoria. His development has been on a tremendous uprise, and he has only impressed ever since we have drafted him.
2. D Sami Niku - Manitoba Moose - AHL (+3)
Sami has been absolutely tremendous this season is arguably one of our top defensive prospects. He is currently sitting 1st in points for U24 AHL defenders, with 41 points in 58 games - and this year is his first taste of the AHL. He sits 4th in pts/game for U24 defenders who have played more than 10 AHL games this season, with a pts/per game of 0.71 - only 0.03 pts/per game behind the leader. He has burst onto the scene and already surpassed his production from his season in Liiga last year (27pts in 59gp in Liiga), while scoring more goals. He is a dynamic, offensively gifted defensemen who is your typical new age defender that can burn you on the offensive size of the puck. He still needs some work defensively, but for an AHL rookie, he has absolutely exceeded expectations.
Acquiring Sami via trade may be one of the most underrated trades for this organization, if Sami can keep developing onward and upwards like he has this season.
3. D Henri Jokiharju - Portland Winterhawks - WHL (+3)
Henri has had a great Draft + 1 season, as he currently sits with a 1.16 points/game ratio which has him at 65 points in 56 games. He has 17 more points in 15 less games compared to his last year totals - basically the exact kind of jump you would want, and love to see. Henrik sits 5th in WHL defensemen scoring, however, every other defensemen ahead of him (except for two), have at last a handful more games played than Henri. It is certainly not out of the question he is sitting top 2 right now if he hadn't gone to the WJC...
...but it was a good thing he did go to the WJC because he ended becoming a prominent player playing more minutes than most likely would've expected when the tournament was beginning as Finland had very experienced defenders. Henri ended up with 4ptsin 5 games, and will be a key cog to Finland's defensive core in the WJC once again next year.
4. F Taylor Raddysh - Sault St. Marie Greyhounds - OHL (-2)
Taylor is currently sitting at a 1.48 points/game clip, which is down from his incredible 1.87 points/game from last season, however, this year Erie was a team that was fluttering with .500 at best, and therefore sold off at the deadline. He will once again be on a highly competitive, top contender and could very well end up with another OHL championship under his belt with a Memorial Cup appearance. It seems wherever he plays, he has success, personally and team-wise.
Taylor currently sits 11th in OHL scoring among forwards, and now with being on a top contender, we hope to see him finish in the 7-10 range to end his regular season.
5. F Jesse Gabrielle - Regina Pats - WHL (-2)
The AHL, admittedly, didn't welcome Jesse with open arms. He struggled to be the type of player he was in the WHL and with Providence being very deep to begin with, was in tough to earn many minutes. Getting that pro experience will go a long way to helping transition his game next year, as he will look to stick fulltime as the WHL will not be an option if he can't make it. However, with the state of the roster in Providence being deep, Jesse returning to the WHL with the Regina Pats, who are going to host the Memorial Cup and are a top WHL contender, is going to be an incredible experience for Gabrielle to help take leadership of that team as they look to have a long run in the playoffs - with the Memorial Cup appearance already guaranteed.
He is already showing good production with 14 points in 21 games with 11 goals, and very excited to see the Gabrielle of old, comeback to terrorize the WHL with his hard-nosed, pesky, in your face game. We would've liked to see him stick in the AHL this year, but are not overly worried considering the circumstances - next year will be a huge year to see where he is at developmental wise, but for now, are going to enjoy him pissing off every single team he plays against for the rest of the WHL season.
6. D Sebastian Aho - Bridgeport Sound Tigers - AHL (+6)
7. D Vladislav Gavrikov - SKA St. Petersburg - KHL (NEW)
8. D Filip Berglund - Skelleftea AIK - SHL (NEW)
9. D Mitch Vande Sompel - Bridgeport Sound Tigers - AHL (+10)
10. F Joni Ikonen - KalPA - Liiga (-6)
11. F Tyler Steenbergen - Swift Current Broncos - WHL (+12)
12. F Joachim Blichfeld - Portland Winterhawks - WHL (+3)
13. F Fabian Zetterlund - Farjestad BK - SHL (+4)
14. F Joona Koppanen - Ilves - Liiga (-)
15. F William Lockwood - Univ. of Michigan - NCAA (-8)
16. G Alexandar Georgiyev - New York Rangers - NHL (+5)
17. F Tyler Soy - Victoria Royals - WHL (+6)
18. F Igor Shvyrov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk - KHL (-8)
19. F Denis Smirnov - Penn State Univ. - NCAA (+1)
20. G Dylan Ferguson - Kamloops Blazers - WHL (+5)
21. F Mathias From - Rogle BK - SHL (-3)
22. F Thomas Di Pauli - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - AHL (-6)
23. D Alexei Bereglazov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk - KHL (-12)
24. F Patrick Bajkov - Everett Silvertips - WHL (NEW)
25. G Matiss Kivlenieks - Cleveland Monsters - AHL (-3)
-
Previous Ranking: http://forum.canucks.com/topic/379201-cdc-fantasy-league-2016-17/?page=211&tab=comments#comment-14049114

CALGARY FLAMES 2018 TRADE DEADLINE
IN:
D Filip Berglund
D Dylan Olsen
2018 TOR 4th
2018 VAN 4th
2018 NSH 5th
2018 NYR 5th
2019 CBJ 4th
2019 DAL 4th
2019 DET 4th
2019 WSH 4th
OUT:
F Derek Grant
F Frederick Gaudreau
F Dominic Moore
F Markus Hannikainen
F Kyle Schempp
D Kurtis MacDermid
-
Overall, incredibly happy with our trade deadline. We traded every single playoff-bound, depth piece player for draft picks. Considering the fact we signed all of these players through Free Agency at some point in time, these draft picks are basically freebies as we never had to give up assets in order to acquire them. We ended up turning them around for draft picks to replenish our prospect pool come this summer. We have also built up a good collection of picks already in 2019. The more lottery tickets, the better.
We currently have 13 draft picks in 2018.
We also added 6'3" D Filip Berglund who we specifically targeted as a return. He is currently 6th in the SHL among U24 defenders in points - in a league that is very hard for defensemen to produce in, we quite liked his development as well as his overall tools. He was drafted 137th overall in FL's 2016 draft, so while we could've taken a 5th Round Pick as we have been all deadline, we decided to go with a player who has started his development so we could hopefully see him sooner rather than later, compared to a 5th taken in 2018.
-
This was a year in our organization where we decided to accept our fate, and replenish the prospect pool, which as been the main goal since taking over the GM job. We felt we have built up a very respectable pool for a team that was completely bare of prospects, is currently competing, and sitting 11th overall in the league. Next year, we will be back pushing hard for the playoffs with the young core we have established here in Calgary.
NEW PROSPECT RANKINGS ARE COMING SOON...

Gudbranson wasn't terrible tonight as the glacial AHL pace of the game suited him. But that wasn't the real story on this player tonight. This is a guy who, when he was hurt, threw his teammates under the bus for not responding enough to a hit against Boeser vs. LA and loudly crowed in the media about how he wouldn't stand for that sort of thing and would hold people accountable. So tonight, Boeser took a cheap shot in the back from Domi and was clearly hurt by it. And Gudbranson? Absolutely nothing. What a pathetic fake tough guy. How about shutting your arrogant yap and actually putting your money where your mouth is. Loser.

IR: Flames place G Carey Price on IR. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/carey-price-status-uncertain-1.4547920
RECALL: Flames recall G Alexander Georgiyev from the Rocky Mountain Rage (AHL) and place him on the active roster.
-
We have loadsof cap space, and are willing to take on any huge cap dumps for this season.